The Boston Celtics outlasted the Miami Heat 93-80 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals at FTX Arena on Wednesday night. The Celtics lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 and can eliminate the Heat Friday night in Boston. The Heat have lost two straight home games after winning their first seven home contests in the postseason.
The C's have won back-to-back games against the Heat. The Celtics can win their first Eastern Conference championship since 2010 with a victory in Game 6.
The first half turned out to be a low-scoring affair. Miami had a 19-17 slight edge at the end of one quarter and led 42-37 at halftime. Boston scored the first eight points of the second half and pulled ahead 69-58 at the end of the third quarter. The Celtics started the fourth quarter on an 18-10 run and had 19-point margin at 87-68 with 5:53 left in the final frame.
Bam Adebayo led the Heat with a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds. Jimmy Butler contributed 13 points and six rebounds while Kyle Lowry was held to no points in 25 minutes of play. Gabe Vincent added 15 points and Tyler Herro drained in 11 points.
Jayson Tatum fell short of a triple-double for Boston with 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Jaylen Brown dropped in a game-high 25 points and Al Horford composed 16 points along with seven rebounds. Derrick White came off the bench and had 14 points.
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